10.01.2019 Withholding tax for pipeline rights newly regulated On January 1, 2019, a new regulation came into force that... More
06.04.2019 OGH confirms judicial protection under the GDPR and clarifies the interpretation of the “household exemption” in data protection law In a recent decision (on 20 December 2018) the Supreme Court... More
20.02.2019 Case law on deadlines for withdrawal from the construction contract due to refusal to provide security (§ 1170 b ABGB) According to § 1170 b ABGB, the entrepreneur, i.e. the... More
27.09.2019 The inspection and warning obligation of a building contractor during ongoing excavation work If an entrepreneur who is to complete a work that has already been started... More
16.05.2019 Limitation period for incorrect investment advice regarding foreign currency loans When does the limitation period begin for damage caused by faulty... More
16.05.2015 Due diligence obligations during operations That doctors have extensive duty of care, information and support in connection with operations... More
19.12.2019 EU trademark relating to cannabis cannot be registered due to violation of public policy I. The General Court of the European Union (“CJEU”) has ruled in... More
15.01.2020 Caricatures, parodies or pastiches as free uses of works in copyright law The end of “free use” according to Section 5 Paragraph 2... More
06.02.2020 OGH: Daily newspaper as a (faulty) “product”? Request for a preliminary ruling on product liability law – daily newspaper as a (defective) “product”? The Supreme... More
